English Explanatory Dictionary

paugie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fish, Stenotomus chrysops, the porgy.

Word forms

paugie paugies

Etymology

Shortened form of the Narragansett word mishcùppaûog ("porgies", plural). Another shortening of the same word yields the synonym scup. The full word was borrowed as scuppaug. The singular was borrowed as mishcup. Possibly reinforced by its similarity to porgy, especially in non-rhotic accents.

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